2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Jesse Washington | Air Force | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 3 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Kameron Kelly | SDSU | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Nias Martin | New Mexico | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Elijah Mitchell | Nevada | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Andre Chachere | SJSU | JR | CB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Justin Sweet | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Raymond Ford | Boise St | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Jalen Rogers | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Trayvon Henderson | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Jamal Ellis | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | JR | S | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Tyquwan Glass | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Darius Mouton | UNLV | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Kenny Keys | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Antonio Hull | Wyoming | SO | CB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Daniel Gray | Utah State | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Logan Wilson | Wyoming | FR | LB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 24 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Parker Baldwin | SDSU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Daniel Henry | New Mexico | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Rico Gafford | Wyoming | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 28 | Chanceller James | Boise St | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 28 | Dallin Leavitt | Utah State | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 28 | Jontrell Rocquemore | Utah State | SO | FS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 28 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 28 | Cameron Hartsfield | Boise St | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 33 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 33 | Troy Hawthorne | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 33 | Mark Finau | UNLV | JR | DL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 33 | Ryan McAleenan | UNLV | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 37 | Tyree Simmons | CSU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 38 | Andrew Wingard | Wyoming | SO | FS | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Jamal Hicks | CSU | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Damien Packer | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Frank Ginda | SJSU | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | DeShawn Potts | Fresno St | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Stratton Brown | Fresno St | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Jeff Camilli | Fresno St | SR | ILB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Trevon Bierria | SJSU | FR | S | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Haji Dunn, Jr. | Air Force | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Jaden Sawyer | Nevada | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 49 | David Moa | Boise St | SO | NT | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 49 | Jordon Vaden | CSU | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.